About the Opportunity
The Supreme Court of India is inviting applications from eligible candidates for the post of 90 Law Clerk-Research Associates. The candidates will be appointed on a contractual basis. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online through the official website of the Supreme Court.
No. of Vacancies
90
Eligibility
- Must be a law graduate with a bachelor’s degree in law (including an integrated degree course in law) from any recognized school, college, university, or institution for enrolment as an advocate.
- The candidate studying in the fifth year of the Five-Year Integrated Law Course or the third year of the Three-Year Law Course after graduation in any stream will also be eligible to apply, subject to furnishing proof of acquiring law qualification before taking up the assignment as Law Clerk [1]cum-Research Associate.
- The candidate must have research and analytical skills, writing abilities, and knowledge of computers, including retrieval of desired information from various search engines and processes such as e-SCR, Manupatra, SCC Online, LexisNexis, Westlaw, etc.
- Age Limit: Minimum 20 years and maximum 32 years.
Salary
80,000 per month.
Application Fee
Candidates must pay Rs. 500 as a fee. The fee can be paid online during the submission of the online application form.
Method of selection:
The selection process shall be conducted in three phases: Part I: Multiple Choice-Based Questions, testing the candidates’ ability to understand and apply the law and comprehension skills; Part II: Subjective Written Examination, covering writing and analytical skills; Part III: Interview. Details of the Pattern of Examination, Minimum Qualifying Standards, and terms and conditions of the contractual assignment are given in the “Scheme of Engaging Law Clerk-Research Associates on Short-Term Contractual Assignment in the Supreme Court of India-January 2024,” available on the website of the Supreme Court of India i.e. www.sci.gov.in.
Date of Examination:
Written Examination in connection with engagement as Law Clerk-cumResearch Associate to be held on 10.03.2024. Model Answer Keys will be uploaded on the website at 12:00 Noon on 11.03.2024 and will be available till 11:59 p.m. on 12.03.2024 for inviting online objections, if any, from the candidates relating to Part-I Multiple Choice Based Questions subject to payment of charges.
Choice of Test Centre:
Part I and Part II shall be conducted on the same day in two sessions at twenty three centers across India i.e. Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam. A break shall be provided to candidates between the conducting of Parts I and II. The number of test centers may be increased or decreased, subject to the number of applications received and as per directions of Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India or the Committee of Hon’ble Judges on Law Clerks.